After a year or so of being kind of scared to open up my MPC2000 and 2000XL, I went ahead and took the efx card out of the MPC2000 and placed it in the 2000XL. This allows me to do soooooo much more than I was doing before. A lot of beats I hated can be made into some HEAT (according to me) now. The MPC2000 has its limitations as far as convenience is concerned. With the effects card stripped from the MPC2000, that MPC2000 less useful. Now that my 2000XL has the effects card instead, I can chop as easy as it is with the effects on top of that. I feel like I have a new machine, because it also works a little differently. It does more stuff. Wack. Producer. Beware!
TIP 1: Oh yeah. If you don't know where to place this shit and don't want to risk opening the wrong compartment on the MPC2000XL, it's the bottom panel. The EB16 effects card has a PCI looking slot (mine was white) in the middle. I took off the damn face plate assuming it was like the MPC2000 where you can fool with most of the stuff inside from the top...under the faceplate. I should've figured since the chassis in the 2000XL is smaller. Think "small cars" when you fuck with the inside of a 2000XL.
TIP 2: If you ever want take off the face plate to your MPC, and you've beat your buttons to death, example: the PLAY/PLAY START AND RECORD BUTTONS, I'd suggest putting some scotch tape over it so that the button at least stays with the faceplate as opposed to falling somewhere on the floor.
MORE FYI: In the MPC2000 the effects card goes in the area near where all the air holes and "mpc2000" writing would be if it were closed. There is a screw you can put in to hold it tight, but like the usual card, it fits tightly enough without it...at least mine did. *shrugs*
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